Michael Schumacher crashed and broke his leg at The 1999 British Grand Prix. - YouTube Michael Schumacher crashed and broke his leg at The 1999 British Grand Prix. Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 19, 2011 His only injury in his career. All rights belong to Formula One Management (FOM) Category BBC News | Europe | Schumacher breaks leg in race crash Sunday, July 11, 1999 Published at 15:37 GMT 16:37 UK World: Europe Schumacher breaks leg in race crash The German racing driver, Michael Schumacher, has broken his leg in a high speed crash at the start of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. His Ferrari shot off the track and smashed into a wall of tyres. Race stewards spent some minutes freeing him from the wreckage before he was taken to hospital.

It's thought that the former world champion will miss at least the next three races. In the grand prix itself, Schumacher's main rival, the current champion, Mika Hakkinen of Finland failed to finish. Victory went to Hakkinen's teammate, David Coulthard of Britain. Eddie Irvine was second in a Ferrari, with Schumacher's brother Ralf third in a Williams. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service 1999 Eddie Irvine race used F1 helmet. Used during the SPA GP. 1999 saw Irvine's career reach a peak as, through a combination of circumstance and the culmination of his much improved and matured style and performance during his years at Ferrari. 1999 Eddie Irvine race used F1 helmet. Used during the SPA GP. 1999 saw Irvine's career reach a peak as, through a combination of circumstance and the culmination of his much improved and matured style and performance during his years at Ferrari, he found himself battling for the world championship following Michael Schumacher's accident at that year's British Grand Prix which saw the German break his leg. Irvine won the season's opening grand prix in Australia, in a race with significant attrition.

With consistent points finishes, subsequent good form, and a rather abnormal series of glaring mistakes by rivals McLaren and reigning World Champion Mika HÃ¤kkinen, he was relatively well placed to take up the fight as the team's lead driver alongside Schumacher's replacement, Mika Salo. A further two victories in the Austrian and German Grand Prix rounds increased Irvine's title hopes. The former featured an exciting battle down to the finish with McLaren driver David Coulthard (who did himself no favours after spinning HÃ¤kkinen out in the first lap). The latter victory however was rather controversial as it was handed to him by teammate Salo out of sight of TV cameras, although Irvine looked set to pass Salo with or without his help. Salo had outqualified the Irishman, and was ahead of him throughout the race; he inherited the lead after HÃ¤kkinen had a botched pitsop and subsequently went out later with a spectacular left rear tyre puncture and crash. Following the race, Irvine handed his victory trophy over to 2nd place Salo as a gesture to show his gratitude.

Irvine added two more high points finishes of 3rd at Hungary and 4th in Belgium, However, by this stage it was clear that the Ferrari team were struggling as both Irvine and Salo began complaining about the car's lack of grip and poor handling (It was suggested that the team's lack of proper development was due to Michael Schumacher's missing presence in the team). As a result, Irvine had threatened to leave the team as he believed Ferrari had not fully supported his campaign for the championship and his cause to have equal lead driver status with Schumacher. His form more apparent during the Hungarian and Belgian rounds but more so at Ferrari's Home Grand Prix at Monza, where Irvine struggled for pace and finished a lacklustre 6th (in contrast, teammate Salo, whose driving style seemed to suit the Ferrari's lack of grip at high speed tracks, finished 3rd).

This streak cost Irvine valuable points although it was somewhat offset by HÃ¤kkinen's misfortune in several races during this period (highlighted by a notorious blunder at the aforementioned Italian GP at Monza), but nevertheless, Irvine's lead from a peak 8 points was completely wiped out and both he and HÃ¤kkinen were equal coming towards the European Round at the Nurburgring. On 15 September, Irvine was announced as one of the drivers for the Jaguar team with a three-year contract worth Â£15 million. He was to be parterned by Johnny Herbert for 2000. The deal came about when Stewart Grand Prix offered Irvine a large offer and respentives from Ford met secretly at the British Grand Prix to discuss the terms. Irvine looked set for a very good points day and maybe a possible victory after McLaren gave HÃ¤kkinen the wrong tyres in a race plagued by rapidly changing weather conditions. Unfortunately the normally flawless Ferrari pitcrew performed badly during Irvine's pitstop and he ultimately finished 7th, out of the points, whereas a resurgent HÃ¤kkinen managed to catch and pass Irvine and Marc Gene's Minardi and finish 5th.

With a 2 point disadvantage, the returning Schumacher aided him in Malaysia; starting on pole with Irvine behind in 2nd (the Ferraris suddenly fast again), he let his team-mate pass for the win (his 4th of the season) and then proceeded to hold up a visibly exhausted HÃ¤kkinen for 2nd place. Then after the race, both Ferraris were disqualified hours after the race as a result of a minor aerodynamic irregularity concerning the cars' bargeboards, seemingly handing the title to HÃ¤kkinen, and the constructors' championship to the British team. However, the decision was later overturned and both cars reinstated in the race results, meaning that Irvine headed into the final round leading the 1999 Formula One World Drivers' Championship by just 4 points In the title showdown at Japan, a finish in front of Mika HÃ¤kkinen would guarantee Irvine the title. In the race, Irvine struggled for pace and finished third behind HÃ¤kkinen and runner-up Schumacher, handing the championship to the Finn.

Related Items Michael Schumacher speaks of near-death experience at Silverstone - Telegraph Formula One Michael Schumacher speaks of near-death experience at Silverstone Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has said he feared for his life when he crashed his Ferrari at the British Grand Prix in 1999. I thought I was a goner: Michael Schumacher suffered a broken leg in the crash at Silverstone Photo: AP By Cameron Macphail 6:33PM GMT 14 Jan 2009 The seven-time F1 champion, who retired at the end of the 2006 season, crashed at the high-speed Stowe Corner at Silverstone. His Ferrari’s rear brake failed, sending him off the track and he suffered a broken leg. In an interview broadcast by German television network ZDF he described the immediate aftermath of the crash: “I suddenly felt my heart beat slowing and then completely stopping.

The lights went out,” Schumacher said “Then I thought, 'Ah, that’s the way you feel probably when you are on the way up.’ I only know that my heart stopped beating, at least the way I felt.” Related Articles Murray's Memories: Schumacher and Irvine at 1999 Malaysian GP - BBC Sport BBC Sport Murray's Memories: Schumacher and Irvine at 1999 Malaysian GP By Murray Walker Formula 1 Analyst, BBC Sport 21 Mar 2013 From the section Formula 1 Share this page Read more about sharing. Legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker will be providing a series of archive-based videos and written articles for every race of the 2013 season. 'Murray's Memories' are his personal recollections of some of the most dramatic moments in the history of F1, and the second in the series is 1999's inaugural Malaysian Grand Prix... Malaysia is viewed as one of the new generation of circuits. But amazingly this year sees the 15th race at Sepang, so it's almost become a historic venue.

Built by Hermann Tilke, the man who designs all the new grand prix venues these days, the track is agreed by the drivers to be one of the very best - and there have been some cracking races there. But none of them matches for drama the very first in 1999. Malaysian Grand Prix 1999 Penultimate race of the season Half the 22-car field failed to finish Pole taken by Michael Schumacher - who also had the fastest lap at 1:40.267 Winner: Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) Britain's Johnny Herbert finished fourth It was the penultimate race of that season and it was marked by a spectacular comeback from Michael Schumacher, who had been out since breaking his leg in a crash on the very first lap of the British Grand Prix in July. Schumacher had not yet won a world championship for Ferrari and the summer was full of rumours that he did not want to return to racing that season because it might mean helping team-mate Eddie Irvine win the title. That, it was said, was not what the German wanted because he saw himself as the man who would break a 20-year championship drought for Ferrari.

Whether that was true or not, in the end, he had to come back. Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemolo phoned his house in Switzerland to see how his recovery was going, and Schumacher's daughter Gina Maria answered the phone and told him daddy was outside playing football. The order to return for duty followed shortly afterwards… Everyone wondered how Schumacher would get on in Malaysia, his first race after four months out and on a demanding track in hot and humid conditions. Well, he was sen-sa-tional. Schumacher (left) celebrates with winner Eddie Irvine Schumacher put the Ferrari on pole position, but then let through Northern Irishman Irvine, who was only two points behind McLaren's Mika Hakkinen in the championship, before proceeding to block and harry Hakkinen for the rest of the race. The Finn was not impressed - he claimed Schumacher had been pulling dirty tricks to stop him getting too close, such as braking and accelerating at unexpected moments. But Irvine won the race and took the lead in the championship. Or did he? A few hours after the race, both Ferraris were disqualified for illegal bodywork.

Technical director Ross Brawn even held up the offending part to journalists and explained why, although Ferrari had not intended to, it broke the rules. But then Ferrari appealed against the decision and a few days later Irvine and Schumacher were contentiously reinstated at an appeal court hearing in Paris. With the dramatic race, and even more dramatic, messy aftermath, it was a lasting memory for me. And two weeks later in Japan, Hakkinen deservedly became world champion, when he led from the front and neither Schumacher nor Irvine could stay with him. Now let's hope for a straightforward race at Sepang on Sunday! Share this page Classic British Grand Prix: 1999 - Formula 1 - The Checkered Flag Classic British Grand Prix: 1999 SHARE ON: David Bean — July 5, 2010 Think back to a time when Michael Schumacher was only a double world champion, and Mika Hakkinen had the number 1 on his McLaren. Jenson Button was not to enter Formula 1 until the next year, Fernando Alonso the season after that. Lewis Hamilton was just 14.

The year is 1999, it is 11th July, and it is Round 8 of the 16 race Formula 1 season. The venue: Silverstone, Great Britain! Mika Hakkinen was hunting down his second world championship title, and was eight points ahead of Michael Schumacher in the standings. The German had won his two titles at Benetton in '94 and '95 and was now trying to turnaround the fortunes of Ferrari, along with Ross Brawn and Jean Todt. Hakkinen started the race from pole position, while Schumacher was alongside him on the front row of the grid, and the race promised to be an enthralling event which could be a turning point in the championship battle. David Coulthard and Eddie Irvine, the respective teammates of the two title challengers, were occupying the second row. Another Brit, Damon Hill, was sixth on the grid, just behind his Jordan teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Rubens Barrichello, Pedro de la Rosa and Jarno Trulli, along with Schumacher, were the only other current drivers on the grid that day.

Other notable names were Ralf Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve, Jean Alesi, Johnny Herbert, Alessandro Zinardi. Luca Badoer was also on the grid, occupying the back row in a Minardi, something he also did for Ferrari in two races last season. This 1999 British Grand Prix will be remembered for two reasons: David Coulthard won his home race for the first time, and Michael Schumacher broke his leg, losing his chance of the title that year. The German made a poor start off the grid, with both Coulthard and Irvine getting past him. This was the period at Ferrari where there was an obvious number one driver, and team orders were clearly deployed and executed. Therefore, it was no surprise when Schumacher made a move to get past his teammate into Stowe. Schumacher, however, went off the track, bounced across the gravel, and slammed into the tyre barrier with immense force. A brake failure on the F399 was responsible, and the world sat and watched as the medical car rushed to the scene and the marshals draped the car in tarpaulin to hide the damage (and the sponsors logos).

As Schumacher left the scene on a stretcher, he waived to the crowds to signal his injuries weren't too serious. It was later confirmed that he had a broken leg, and he missed the next six races. The grand prix restarted, and Irvine got ahead of Coulthard off the line, moving up into second. Hakkinen initially led the race unchallenged, but was forced to retire after his left-rear tyre came off. The Finn was heading around Luffield as he felt something loose on the back of his car. The MP4/14 twitched around the corner, and suddenly the Bridgestone tyre was seen bouncing across the track, across a gravel trap, and into a tyre wall. It ricocheted off this wall and flew straight back onto the track. A brave marshal retrieved it under waved yellow flags. Hakkinen dived into the pit lane on three wheels, and his pit crew replaced the fourth in a 24 second stop. He then tried to carry on, but had to retire for safety reasons. Hakkinen was out but Eddie Irvine had a pit stop problem which dropped him down the order, and he couldn't take advantage of the McLaren retirement.

Irvine finished second behind Coulthard. With the six points that they awarded for P2 back in those days Irvine went level on points with Schumacher, who by that point was being treated in a Northamptonshire hospital. This was the most recent British one-two finish at a British Grand Prix, something that Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will be looking to rectify next weekend. There was further British success down the field too in 1999. Damon Hill came fifth in his last grand prix at Silverstone, and also managed to lead a lap while the frontrunners were out of position having just had pit stops. It was a high point in an otherwise tricky final season for the 1996 world champion. Johnny Herbert, the fourth Brit in the field, could only finish eleventh in the Stewart-Ford. Incidentally, at the next race in Austria, the finishing order of the top two was reversed, and that was the last British one-two finish in Formula 1 prior to this season's Chinese Grand Prix. Schumacher's return was at the penultimate race of the 1999 season – the inaugural Malaysian Grand Prix on October 17th.

Eddie Irvine was challenging Hakkinen for the title, coming into the weekend just two points behind the Finn in the driver's standings. The rejuvenated Schumacher stole the show though. He took pole position in Sepang by nearly a second from Irvine, and although he let the Irishman past him in the early stages of the race, controlled the rest of the field and was only a second behind his teammate at the checkered flag. The German also took second place at the final race of the season in Suzuka, but couldn't prevent Hakkinen from claiming his second title. Schumacher went on to win the title in the next five seasons, becoming statistically the best driver ever to participate in the sport. Eddie Irvine left Ferrari at the end of the 1999 season, and his seat was filled by Rubens Barrichello.

Classic British Grand Prix: 1999 was last modified: July 11th, 2010 Worst 5 Formula 1 crashes Worst 5 Formula 1 crashes by Khushwant Ramesh Top 5 / Top 10 27 Apr 2013, 18:20 IST Very often than we’d like, Formula 1 experiences some terrible incidents that, possibly, scar the driver for the rest of his life. Some of these crashes have been fatal, some near and others almost graphic enough to be declared ‘unbelievable’. Ayrton Senna lost his life because of a crash, Niki Lauda almost did, Schumacher severely hurt his leg and Kubica shook the world with his accident. The following is an insight into the risky side of a Formula 1 driver’s life. These are the 5 most terrible crashes. We do hope they don’t repeat. Ever. #5 2012, Belgium Grand Prix. The expressions “…and that qualifies for a typical Grosjean moment!” comes to mind. Courtesy of Steve Slater. Romain Grosjean clips the side of Lewis Hamilton and this leads to quite a terrible crash.

Caught in the midst was a Sauber and Fernando Alonso . The Spaniard had no clue what was happening, and in a fraction of a second, he’s lost a lot of his car because of Hamilton’s. Also, Grosjean’s car flies in the air and passes by the front nose of Alonso. The latter is extremely lucky that the Lotus didn’t come further up. This was on the opening lap on the first turn. Thanks to numerous safety inclusions, nothing serious happened to any of the drivers with their cars talking the brunt of it all. Not often do we see a crash as bad as this. # 4 1999, British Grand Prix, Silverstone. Michael Schumacher breaks leg after crashing into the tyre wall. Ferrari driver, Michael Schumacher, was subject to a massive crash at the Silverstone circuit in England . The crash might not look too risky but notice the speed at which the German crashes into the wall. He eventually broke his leg and sat out of most of the season. The injury was career-threatening and it still stands as one of the worst crashes the British Grand Prix has ever seen. # 3 1994, Imola. Ayrton Senna.

According to me, this is the worst crash in Formula 1 history. It took away an incredible ambassador of the sport and it took away much more than that. Ayrton Senna crashed into the barricades at blinding speeds and although he seemed fine at first, he wasn’t. Overhead cameras (helicopters) capture no moment of the driver post-accident. This is when the unthinkable is imagined and the stewards wave red. En route to the hospital in the helicopter, Ayrton Senna, one of the greatest drivers to have ever lived, passed away. # 2 2007, Montreal. Robert Kubica shook the racing world with a horrific accident! Robert Kubica hits a wall at extremely high speeds, topples, rolls across the track and hits another barrier. The speed at which he hit was really high and he almost crashed into 2 other drivers. Kubica was taken to the hospital and was declared ‘stable’ on arrival. The driver was really lucky to have escaped serious injuries. # 1 1976, Germany. Niki Lauda.

Niki Lauda lost control of his car upon entering the turn, hits the barrier, spins several times and stops in the middle of the track only to get hit by another car at extremely high speeds. The injuries to Lauda are plenty and nearly fatal. The Austrian almost tasted death. Just before the start of the race, Niki had spoken about not participating due to safety reasons. In the end, however, he did and he also proved why he refused to begin with. Grand Prix of Britain Review Grand Prix of Britain Review Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, England July 11th, 1999 by Michele Lupini, South Africa Sunday's British Grand Prix served to shake up the 1999 World Championship in more ways than one, David Coulthard's first win of the year and Michael Schumacher's premature exit from the title chase have left the way open for Coulthard and his McLaren teammate, Mika Hakkinen. Or has it? McLaren must be wondering about what now seems to be a clear path to the title. Mika Hakkinen's retirement wasn't an easy one for the team. Another one.

And from here on in they are dealing with a rather different animal in Eddie Irvine as a lead driver at Ferrari. But the British GP was a McLaren benefit. Mika Hakkinen took charge right at the outset on Friday Morning, albeit some way off his testing pace there a fortnight back, in an easy session, from Eddie Irvine and Michael Schumacher in the Ferraris allegedly working on set-up that session. Eddie was once again quick out of the box. Ralf Schumacher ended up behind his brother, the Williams man ahead of David Coulthard, his session hampered by a big spin, but good enough to beat off Villeneuve, Zanardi and Frentzen. Mika stayed on top in the second session, the only man to break the 1min.27 barrier, but Ralf Schumacher sped to second in an encouraging performance for Williams, with Irvine third from Coulthard, Barrichello - finding form in the Stewart-Ford, and Schumacher sixth - after a spin in the Ferrari. Damon Hill confirmed he's not over and out with seventh.

Qualifying Mika stayed on top Saturday morning and easily stole his sixth pole of '99 in the afternoon, following it with his regular line of "The car has been perfect all weekend. I think we timed the run just right and I am very pleased to be on pole for tomorrow's race." Michael Schumacher must have been considering his disastrous last two Grands Prix when he studied the timesheets. "I got pretty close to the limit of the car on my first run and from then on I tried to, but did not go any quicker," lamented the German, seeing his title hopes stating to dim ever so slightly. "I have been having trouble with stability under braking," rued David Coulthard on his third grid slot at his home GP, but Eddie Irvine was happy with fourth. "I got quite a good set-up on my last run," said the Irishman. Behind him Jordan made the third row an all-yellow affair. That after Frentzen got a big push going while trying to edge Eddie off the second row. "The car suddenly understeered and I missed the apex," He said.

Damon was happy, "It was sliding around the slow corners, but perfect in the high speed stuff." Rubes Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve and Jean Alesi rounded off the top ten, ahead of Johnny Herbert, Pedro Diniz, Jargon Trulli, Alex Zanardi, Olivier Panis and Ricardo Zonta. The Benettons found themselves among the Arrows, while the Minardis were alone at the rear this time round. The Race The race ended as quickly as it started, the red flag coming out after Jacques Villeneuve and Alex Zanardi stalled on the grid. However, at the very same time an incident saw Michael Schumacher's Ferrari heading straight into the Stowe tyre barrier and the wall. The Ferrari went straight as Schumacher attempted to turn in, almost taking teammate Irvine with him as the Irishman passed by, skipping over the apparently useless gravel traps and into the wall. Michael tried to climb out of car, but his leg was snagged in the shattered cockpit.

Medical staff attended to Schumacher at the scene of the crash, and he was then taken to the Silverstone medical centre, from where he was flown by a helicopter to hospital, where the German was admitted with a fractured lower right leg and broken fractured tibia and fibula, simple fractures not expected to cause complications. He was also suffering from a badly bruised right knee. Mika Hakkinen led off the restart 40 minutes later, running a processional race comfortably until just after the first pit stops when a rear wheel hub problem put him out at half distance. That opened up the race between the second men, Coulthard and Irvine, in the Battle of Britain. Irvine led initially, but it was Coulthard who took the advantage at the first round of pit stops when Eddie overshot his pit in another Ferrari pitstop fault. "I couldn't get a clear view of my pit because of the McLaren mechanics standing in the pit lane waiting for Mika. When I saw the pit it was a bit late and I slid straight on a few feet too far. That cost the mechanics a couple of extra seconds getting the fuel in and tyres changed which was enough to cost me the race when I came out behind David," said Eddie.

Eddie chased David all the way to the flag, his Ferrari crossing the line only 1.8s behind Coulthard's McLaren. "The race could have gone either way," admitted a delighted Coulthard after. "Track position is everything here. I got ahead at the first pit stop and stayed there at the second. It won me the race." Ralf Schumacher was close to 30 seconds behind the leaders, taking his opportunity to slip ahead of countryman Frentzen at the first stop and resisting Heinz-Harald's pressure until the end of the race. Jordan teammate, Damon "Will he or Won't he" Hill, ended a few seconds adrift in a happy fifth place, albeit a valve pressure problem. The ex-World Champion refused to confirm nor deny his retirement after the race. The final point went to Pedro Diniz in the Sauber, the Brazilian holding off a spirited challenge from Giancarlo Fisichella's Benetton in the closing laps. Barrichello ended eighth � that after heading for fifth, but an unscheduled stop to repair a puncture cost him the points, while Trulli and Wurz rounded off the top ten.

Johnny Herbert, also a candidate for points, was delayed by a 10 seconds stop-go penalty for passing Jean Alesi under the safety car, while Jean himself slowed with a throttle problem after a good opening half of the race running seventh. There were only six retirements, including both BAR entries - Jacques Villeneuve blew an engine and Ricardo Zonta stopped with a rear suspension failure. Villeneuve, in effect, also retired after the first start - a gearbox failure left him sitting on the grid again. The British Grand Prix was, without doubt, the turning point of the 1999 F1 Season. With Michael Schumacher out until, probably, the Italian Grand Prix in September, Eddie Irvine will suddenly find himself as Ferrari's number one man. Mika Hakkinen is not far ahead, and who knows - with a little leading role care from the team, Eddie could just be a far more significant dark horse for the '99 crown than he ever was... Final Race Results CLASSIFIED 1. Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 1h32:30.144 2. Irvine Ferrari + 0:01.800 3.

R.Schumacher Williams Supertec + 0:27.400 4. Frentzen Jordan Mugen-Honda + 0:27.700 5. Hill Jordan Mugen-Honda + 0:38.600 6. Diniz Sauber Petronas + 0:53.600 7. Fisichella Benetton Playlife + 0:54.600 8. Barrichello Stewart Ford + 0:58.500 9. Trulli Prost Peugeot + 1:12.000 10. Wurz Benetton Playlife + 1:12.100 11. Zanardi Williams Supertec + 1:17.100 12. Herbert Stewart Ford + 1:17.700 13. Panis Prost Peugeot + 1:20.400 14. Alesi Sauber Petronas + 1 Lap 15. Gene Minardi Ford + 2 Laps 16.

Takagi Arrows TWR + 2 Laps Fastest Lap: Mika Hakkinen, 1:28.309 (209.536 kmph), Lap 28 NOT CLASSIFIED / RETIREMENTS Zonta BAR Supertec 41 rear suspension Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes 35 rear hub Villeneuve BAR Supertec 29 engine Badoer Minardi Ford 6 overheating de la Rosa Arrows TWR 0 Gearbox M.Schumacher Ferrari DNS crash / injury Top Ten Fastest Race Laps Pos Driver Team Lap Time 1. Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 28 1:28.309s 2. Irvine Ferrari 53 1:28.782s + 0.473 3. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 47 1:28.846s + 0.537 4. Hill Jordan-Mugen Honda 48 1:29.252s + 0.943 5.

R.Schumacher Williams-Supertec 26 1:29.414s + 1.105 6. Barrichello Stewart-Ford 49 1:29.493s + 1.184 7. Diniz Sauber-Petronas 27 1:29.819s + 1.510 8. Herbert Stewart-Ford 52 1:30.103s + 1.794 9. Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 54 1:30.296s + 1.987 10. Alesi Sauber-Petronas 35 1:30.334s + 2.025 Top Ten Pit Stop Times Pos Driver Team Time Lap 1. Hill Jordan-Mugen Honda 25.10 46 2. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 25.20 42 3. Frentzen Jordan-Mugen Honda 25.30 45 4.

Herbert Stewart-Ford 25.70 23 5. Trulli Prost-Peugeot 26.00 24 6. Irvine Ferrari 26.00 41 7. Zanardi Williams-supertec 26.20 22 8. R.Schumacher Williams-Supertec 26.20 24 9. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 26.30 24 10. Panis Prost-Peugeot 26.30 26 The British Grand Prix, Lap by Lap It's sunny and the temperature is 22 degrees as the cars take to the track, although the temperature is rising and the track temperature is 37 degrees. There is a great atmosphere as the cars take up their grid positions, with Olivier Panis in his spare car because of a pneumatic air problem in his race car. Start: When the lights go out, Hakkinen goes straight into the lead from Coulthard with Irvine slotting into third from Michael Schumacher going into fourth place.

Back on the grid, neither Villeneuve nor Zanardi have started, their cars being pushed away, but the red flag is soon shown. However, it is not quickly enough for Schumacher who, going down into Stowe corner at the end of Hanger Straight, dives down the inside of Irvine on what Irvine would later say is a dirty track. Schumacher's car then goes straight on and off onto the gravel trap and hard into the barrier at a seeming unabated speed. While the rest of the cars come back to the start/finish line, Professor Watkins attends to Schumacher, who has nearly got himself out of the car on his own, but is clearly injured. We are later told, during the race, that he has suffered two broken bones in his right leg. It is 40 minutes before the remaining cars take the second start. Re-start: Hakkinen goes straight into the lead from Irvine, followed by Coulthard, then Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher and Hill. However, Pedro de la Rosa's car has this time stopped on the grid due to broken transmission and the pace car goes out to bring them round their second lap before it comes in at the end of that lap.

Lap 4: Hakkinen is pulling away from Irvine now with a lead of 2.1s over the Ferrari with a margin of 1.3s back to Coulthard in third. Then comes Frentzen, followed by Ralf Schumacher being pushed by Hill and then Barrichello being pushed by Alesi, and Herbert who has just overtaken Diniz Lap 6: Badoer pits due to engine overheating with debris in his radiators after an earlier excursion. However, as he comes into the pits, the gearbox fails and although he tries to rejoin, he has to retire Lap 8: Hakkinen's lead is now 4.0s from Irvine still being followed closely by Coulthard.

Then comes Frentzen, soon to be caught by Ralf Schumacher, then Hill, Barrichello with Alesi close behind, then a similar Stewart-Sauber battle with Herbert pushed by Diniz, and then the biggest battle of the lot: Villeneuve with Zanardi, then Trulli and Fisichella Lap 9: The lead gap actually dips three tenths on this lap Lap 13: Hakkinen is now 4.7s ahead of Irvine who has pulled away by 1.8s from Irvine, then there's 10s back to Frentzen, 1.7s back to Ralf Schumacher, just over a second to Hill and then 5.7s back to the Barrichello-Alesi duo. Behind Herbert and Diniz, Villeneuve has pulled away from those behind Lap 19: The lead gap is up to 6.1s with Irvine 1.7s ahead of Coulthard and then a 15s gap back to Frentzen. Further back, Barrichello has opened up a gap to Alesi.

On this lap, Gene pits for 8.1s as the two stoppers begin to pit Lap 20: Fisichella comes in for 8.8s and Takagi pits for 8.2s Lap 21: Hakkinen is still six seconds ahead of the rest while Alesi pits for 8.3s and Wurz comes in for 8.4s Lap 22: Ralf Schumacher is beginning to close on Frentzen again, the Jordan driver suffering oversteer which they will try and cure at his pit stop. Zanardi pits for 7.2s Lap 23: Hill pits from sixth place in 8.5s, having a small wing adjustment made as he is also suffering oversteer, while Herbert also comes in Lap 24: Now it's the turn of the leaders, Coulthard pitting for 7.6s, Frentzen coming in and having a small wing adjustment made and having to wait when Ralf Schumacher, who has also pitted, pulls out in front of him, thus losing his fourth place.

Diniz pits and so does Trulli, the latter in 9.0s Lap 25: Now Hakkinen comes in for 9.2s but there's a problem with his left rear wheel. Barrichello pits on this lap for 9.5s and Zonta also comes in Lap 26: Hakkinen comes back into the pits again where once again, his left rear wheel receives attention and he rejoins after 27.6s. However, Irvine also comes in and is unsighted by McLaren mechanics and just overshoots his pit so that his stop takes 12.0s. That's enough for him to come out behind Coulthard, the pivotal point of the race. Hakkinen rejoins in 11th place.

Panis also pits Lap 27: Coulthard just leads from Hakkinen and then there's a 20s gap back to Ralf Schumacher in third, then 3.9s back to Frentzen fourth followed 2.2s further back by Hill, then 4.3s to Barrichello, 1.7s to Villeneuve still to stop, then 2.5s to Alesi and 4.2s to Herbert ahead of Diniz Lap 28: Hakkinen sets fastest lap of the race Lap 29: Villeneuve pits and so does Hakkinen, because as he came through the final corner, his left rear wheel fell off. He gets into the pits where a new one is fitted in 24.1s, but he's out of the running Lap 31: The pace car is sent out initially in order to retrieve Hakkinen's wheel, but in fact a marshal has bravely done that when Villeneuve stops against the pit wall as the engine has simply stopped so the safety car is still out. Trulli pits again on this lap in order to take advantage of the safety car period.

Zonta also comes in, having problems with tyres Lap 32: At the end of this lap, the safety car comes in, but just before it does, Alesi brakes quite sharply and Herbert has to overtake, moving up to seventh place but the stewards have noticed... Lap 33: Coulthard is still being pushed hard by Irvine while there is then a 2.6s gap to Ralf Schumacher and then 2.9s back to Frentzen being pushed by Barrichello who has just overtake Hill at Club. Hill has Diniz, Fisichella, Zanardi and Wurz close behind, while Alesi pits on this lap with an electronic problem with the accelerator which will cause his eventual retirement after another pit stop on the next lap. Lap 36: Coulthard still leads from Irvine but the gap to Ralf Schumacher is growing, now up to 3.7s. Frentzen is next about to be caught by Barrichello from Hill and then Herbert being pushed by Diniz, and then Fisichella and Zanardi.

Hakkinen is brought in as there is slight brake damage and there seems no point in continuing. Lap 38: Panis pits in 7.8s Lap 39: Zanardi pits in 10.5s Lap 40: Ralf Schumacher comes in now as does Herbert in 8.8s. Gene also pits on this lap Lap 41: Irvine pits for 7.1s, Diniz for 9.7s, Wurz , Zonta and Takagi. Lap 42: Coulthard comes in for 6.3s and emerges ahead of Irvine, while Barrichello's stop is 8.6s and Fisichella also pits. Zonta has been complaining about the car and has a spin on this lap which puts him out of the race, suspension damage being suspected.

Lap 43: Neither of the Jordans have pitted so they lead, Frentzen 3.6s ahead of Hill, then a similar gap back to Coulthard leading by a second from Irvine, then a gap of 11s back to Ralf Schumacher Lap 45: Frentzen pits in 6.8s Lap 46: Hill pits in 6.1s Lap 47: Coulthard leads again by 2.7s from Irvine and then a 14s gap back to Ralf Schumacher in third, about to be caught by Frentzen in fourth. Hill is next from Herbert. Barrichello pits on this lap Lap 49: Frentzen is right behind Ralf Schumacher, while Herbert comes in on this lap for his stop-go penalty Lap 51: The Ralf Schumacher-Frentzen duel continues while Diniz, in sixth place, is being closed on by Fisichella.

Wurz, Zanardi and Panis are next from Barrichello, who provides all the fireworks in the closing stages Lap 54: There's still a great battle going on between Diniz and Fisichella, and then Trulli, and Wurz but Barrichello has overtaken Panis Lap 56: Barrichello overtakes Zanardi while Frentzen runs wide for the first time in his pursuit of Ralf Schumacher, dropping back a little Lap 57: Frentzen does the same on this lap Lap 58: Coulthard leads from Irvine, then Ralf Schumacher pushed by Frentzen. Hill is next from Diniz still under pressure from Fisichella. Barrichello moves ahead of Trulli Lap 59: Barrichello overtakes Trulli; he's up to eighth, having taken four places on the last six laps Lap 60: Coulthard wins, 1.8s ahead of Irvine Michele Lupini Do you remember... Schumacher’s stunning Malaysia comeback Do you remember...

Schumacher’s stunning Malaysia comeback Share When Michael Schumacher broke his leg in a nasty crash at the 1999 British Grand Prix, few expected to see him racing again that season. In the end, not only did he return, he did so at the very top of his game, much to team mate Eddie Irvine’s delight… 0.947 seconds. On the face of it that may seem like a small amount of time, but in the context of a Grand Prix qualifying session it’s a relative lifetime. It’s also the margin by which Michael Schumacher eclipsed Ferrari team mate Eddie Irvine - his closest challenger - to clinch pole position at the inaugural Malaysian Grand Prix in October 1999. That Schumacher was so far in front of Irvine, let alone the rest of the field, was nothing short of remarkable: prior to the weekend he hadn’t driven an F1 car in anger since fracturing his leg in a brake failure-induced first lap crash at Silverstone some three months earlier.

What’s more, when he had driven, in a private test at Mugello two weeks prior to the Malaysia round, he seemed reluctant to return to the cockpit, saying that his physical condition prevented him from running at his usual pace. And yet there he was in hot and sticky Sepang, thrust back into action in the thick of a furious title fight between Irvine and McLaren’s Mika Hakkinen and comfortably showing the rest of the field the best way around the brand-new, state-of-the-art circuit. It was as if he’d never been away.

Schumacher leads at the start Malaysian GP, Sepang, 17 October 1999 © ©Sutton Motorsport Images Michael Schumacher(GER) Ferrari F399, 2nd place Malaysian GP, Sepang, 17 October 1999 © ©Sutton Motorsport Images Michael Schumacher(GER) Ferrari F399 leads Hakkinen in front of the impressive Grandstand Malaysian GP, Sepang, 17 October 1999 © ©Sutton Motorsport Images Michael Schumacher(GER) Ferrari F399 leads Hakkinen Malaysian GP, Sepang, 17 October 1999 © ©Sutton Motorsport Images Eddie Irvine (GBR) Ferrari F399 took a victory aided by second placed team mate Michael Schumacher (GER) that kept his championship hopes alive. Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang, 17 October 1999.

© ©Sutton Motorsport Images The Ferrari barge board which caused their disqualification Malaysian GP, Sepang, 17 October 1999 © ©Sutton Motorsport Images Winner Eddie Irvine celebrates as Schumacher(left) and Hakkinen watch Malaysian GP, Sepang, 17 October 1999 © ©Sutton Motorsport Images Info Close “I couldn't have dreamt of coming back like this a month ago,” admitted Schumacher after qualifying. “We expected to be strong here but to be one second ahead is clearly surprising. We are back with a bang!” But as dominant as Schumacher was in qualifying, he was even more commanding in the race. In fact were it not for having to assist Irvine’s title bid - something, it was rumoured, he did somewhat grudgingly - he would probably have scored a crushing victory. As if to underline that point, Schumacher eased effortlessly away from the field as the start lights went out on race day, establishing a 1.798s lead after one lap and stretching that to 3.167s a lap later.

Team mate Irvine couldn’t live with such devastating pace, but fortunately he didn’t have to - having made his point Schumacher was now ready to play the team game, and on lap four he slowed and allowed Irvine to assume the lead, and with it, the advantage in the title race. For a man who, for nearly four years, had made it his personal mission to deliver Ferrari a first world title since 1979, helping Irvine towards that goal can’t have been easy, but nevertheless Schumacher ably played rear-gunner for his team mate. With the Northern Irishman leading the race and mechanical trouble dropping McLaren's David Coulthard out of contention, Schumacher’s task was simply to keep Hakkinen behind - a job he did with typical precision, despite protestations from the Finn about the rather robust nature of his defence. In the end, Schumacher’s imperious qualifying form and selfless race performance were overshadowed by a row over bargeboards which saw Ferrari temporarily excluded from the results (their one-two would be reinstated on appeal a week later).

Still, neither that nor the fact that Irvine would ultimately lose out on the drivers’ title at the final round in Japan should detract from what was one of the most impressive comebacks of recent times. As Irvine joked in the post-race press conference: "This guy (Schumacher) is depressing - not only is he the best number one (driver), he's also the best number two!” Recommended

Question: In which 1999 Grand Prix did Michael Schumacher break his leg
Answer: British